Overview
- Assam package features 65 new secondary school buildings budgeted at Rs 455 crore, a Chayagaon–Ukium road upgrade at Rs 102.69 crore, and an RCC bridge at Silonijan–Dhansiri Par Ghat at Rs 20.59 crore.
- Two industrial estates are planned at Ramphalbil in Kokrajhar (Rs 14.40 crore) and Lakhibazar in Baksa (Rs 18.40 crore).
- The NEST Cluster at IIT Guwahati is funded at Rs 22.98 crore with focus areas spanning grassroots innovation, semiconductors and AI, bamboo technologies, and biodegradable plastics.
- The science hub is paired with DoNER youth initiatives, including NE‑SPARKS and Ashtalakshmi Darshan, with 3,200 students visiting the Northeast and 800 students gaining ISRO exposure.
- Scindia positioned the Northeast as a growth engine, citing recent connectivity gains such as about 6,500 km of added national highways, an increase in airports from 9 to 17, and faster Kolkata–Agartala travel via Bangladesh links.